MCC Workflow Refresher
Do you have a robust process for document workflow within your admin teams? Does this help reduce the admin burden on your clinical staff? Pre-COVID, many practices had a workflow process which ensured limited to no clinical intervention was needed for 75%+ of...
PCA’s (QOF Exceptions)
Key points – Used to enhance patient care, not a tick-box exercise The use of informed dissent should generally be very minimal – only used where patient has not had 2 invites & chat with GP If you have used the correct disease invite codes, once you...
QOF – Mental Health in Remission
Remission codes should only be used if the patient has: No record of antipsychotic or mood stabiliser meds for 5 or more years No MH in-patient episodes for 5 or more years No secondary care MH follow-up for 5 or more years Where a patient is recorded as being in...
Issues affecting Diabetes QOF alerts in EMIS Web
(Posted directly from Emis Web email) Emis is aware some users are experiencing an issue with QOF alerts in EMIS Web which is causing some patients who are not diabetic to be incorrectly flagged as having an HbA1c above target. Emis have now applied a fix for this...
CQRS – New Website
CQRS National – national payment system to support payments for national/ direct enhanced services (DES). This is the area we are most used to using and more aware of. CQRS Local – designed to facilitate payment of local enhanced services (LES). Not all...
Case Study – QOF Prevalence Health Check with Follow-Up
Based in a historic market town in South England 18,366 patients – 80% larger than the average practice Adjusted £ Per point is £406.65 (£220.62 for the average practice) – 179 QOF points are not dependant on prevalence (non-weighted) so are each worth...
Pertussis Catch-Up Campaign
Due to rising cases, catch-up campaign from September 2024 focusing on pregnant women. Eligible from 16 weeks 20-32 weeks gives optimal protection May be given after 32 weeks but may not offer as much protection to baby Practices need to undertake a marketing campaign...
Enhanced Services Process Review & Staff Training
Do you have a robust, confident system for targeting & claiming enhanced services? Enhanced service claims via CQRS/GPES are much smoother than they used to be and many practices have got their validation process all sorted. However, due to staff turnover mainly,...
Care Home Beds – Network Contract DES
The number of beds will be based on Care Quality Commission (CQC) data on beds within services that are registered as care home services with nursing (CHN) and care home services without nursing (CHS) in England57....Free Monthly Hints & Tips
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